How to use hard drive from laptop
January 26th, 2020
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It sounds like what you need is an external hard drive enclosure, which would allow you to use the drives via USB. However, from your post it isn’t too clear and I can’t see the image you’ve uploaded.
Are the drives 2.5″ or 3.5″?
they are 2.5 ” and they have only metal pins https://www.google.gr/search?q=momentus+drives&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.51773540,d.Yms,pv.xjs.s.en_US.jkEW54nYU50.O&biw=1874&bih=924&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=el&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=7YUrUqb6IoaatQa73IDQCQ#hl=el&q=momentus+hard+drive&tbm=isch&um=1&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=ix6Jy781-J5EfM%3A%3BXmWKpgRuxEEV7M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.coolest-gadgets.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252Fseagate-momentus.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.coolest-gadgets.com%252F20071009%252Fseagate-momentus-5400-power-savings-drive%252F%3B450%3B307
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It sounds like what you need is an external hard drive enclosure, which would allow you to use the drives via USB. However, from your post it isn't too clear and I can't see the image you've uploaded.
Are the drives 2.5" or 3.5"?
exactly.
you can get these really cheap off ebay op.
You can get a dual dock that would work with a 2.5 or 3.5 sata something like thishttp://www.amazon.co.uk/DUAL-DRIVE-DOCKING-STATION-eSATA/dp/B009WK1UY4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378585264&sr=8-1&keywords=sata+dock
Seems like this is the type of thing you are looking for. This is USB 3.0, so it will give you the best speed, but you can get USB 2.0 enclosures for less money if you don’t have any USB 3.0 ports.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-059-BT
yeah but this hard drives are not sata :/ if you see the image i post from google they only have pins and not some sort of sata copability
Those are called IDE hard drives!
But you most likely won’t be able to use em as internals for 2 reasons:
1. Desktop IDE hard drives use 40 PINS, While laptop (2.5″) ones use 44 (So the interface is a little different!)
2. The vast majority of motherboards made in the last 3-4 years no longer have IDE ports (It’s been phased out!)
You could still use em as externals with the right enclosure or adapter however:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aluminium-Alloy-2-5-44pins-IDE-Hard-Disk-Drive-HDD-to-USB-2-0-Enclosure-Case-/221279456455?pt=US_Drive_Enclosures_Docks
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2-0-to-IDE-SATA-2-5-3-5-HD-HDD-Adapter-Converter-Cable-Cord-Brand-/350836946319?pt=US_Drive_Cables_dapters
But generally speaking, HDDs that have been used for 3yrs+ are considered much more prone to failures!
And given the fact that HDDs are fairly cheap these days, You’d be best just buying a brand new ext HDD.
yeah but this hard drives are not sata :/ if you see the image i post from google they only have pins and not some sort of sata copability
Didn’t really notice that, sorry. I just assumed with you mentioning SATA in your OP that the drives were too – you should really work on making your posts more clear.
As Roberto says, it seems those hard drives are IDE, which would indicate they are quite old too. Your best, and safest option would just be to buy an external hard drive. You can pick a 500GB one up for �50 now:
http://www.ebuyer.com/320101-hitachi-500gb-touro-mobile-portable-hard-drive-0s03455
Alternatively you could mess about with IDE to SATA adapters but I would advise not to because you’d be asking for data loss.